Indigenous culture

We’ve always had great respect for the heritage and traditions of Australia’s Indigenous people.

Back in 1998 we were the first tour company to advise our travellers against climbing Uluru on account of its sacred significance to numerous Indigenous cultures. The close working partnerships we’ve established with Indigenous communities continue to inform our understanding of the land, as well as inspire in our travellers an appreciation for one of the world’s oldest living cultures.

Uluru Aboriginal Tours

All of our Original tours to Uluru (Ayers Rock) include a ‘Mala Walk’ in the company of the Rock’s traditional owners, the Anangu people. An initiative of Uluru Aboriginal Tours – a company fully owned and operated by the Mutitjulu community – this experience explains the stories connecting the region to its people and provides a valuable source of income for the community.

Olkola

In a landmark ruling made on 10 December 2014, the Olkola people of the Cape York Peninsula were handed back one of the largest allotments of ancestral homeland in Queensland’s history. After more than a century, over one million hectares of monsoon forest, scrubland and tropical savanna are once more theirs. Join the Olkola for a journey of rediscovery into this region of sacred significance and great biodiversity.

Video: Journey with the Olkola people

Pudakul Aboriginal Cultural Tours

Sacred homeland of the Limilngan–Wulna people, Wulna country lies between Darwin and Kakadu National Park. The focus here is on introducing visitors to Indigenous cultures and customs through a range of interactive experiences. Check out spear-throwing demos, see a didgeridoo demonstration and pick up some outback survival tips on a guided bush tucker tour.

Top Didj

After cruising down the Katherine River by boat or canoe and admiring a river system 23 million years in the making, spend an afternoon becoming immersed in the age-old customs of the area’s original inhabitants – the Jawoyn and Dagoman people. Local artist Manual will demonstrate the wisdoms of his culture with fire lighting and boomerang-throwing demonstrations, then take you through the traditional painting process.

Koomal Dreaming

The Indigenous people of southwestern Australia's Busselton, Dunsborough and Margaret regions are collectively known as Noongar. As a cultural custodian, local Wadandi man Josh Whiteland – or Koomal – has a personal commitment to sharing his knowledge of his culture and lore with visitors. On a bushwalk led by Josh, learn how to identify native bush foods and medicines, discover the art of traditional fire lighting and tool making, and be treated to a live didgeridoo performance inside Ngilgi Cave.